Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita
is an ancient Hindu text in written in
Sanskrit. The text is a section of the Mahabharata. The text consists
of Krishna expounding on philosophy and
morality to Arjuna to prepare him for
the battle of Kurukshetra.

Bhagavad Gita Quotes, History and Facts

Bhagavad-gita,
literally meaning Song of God, and also known as Gītopanishad or
simply "Gita", is the essence of Vedic knowledge and one of
the most important Upanishads in Vedic literature. It is revered as a
sacred scripture of Hinduism, and considered as one of the most
important philosophical classics of the world. The content of the
Gita is the conversation between Krishna—who is claimed to be
the incarnation of a supreme god in human form—and Arjuna—who
is regarded in Hindu mythology as the greatest warrior on earth and
is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic
Mahābhārata—taking place on the battlefield before
the start of the Kurukshetra war. Responding to Arjuna's confusion
and moral dilemma about fighting his own cousins, Krishna explains to
Arjuna his duties as a warrior and prince and elaborates on different
Yogic and Vedantic philosophies, with examples and analogies. This
has led to the Gita often being described as a concise guide to Hindu
theology and also as a practical, self-contained guide to life. The
Bhagavad Gita is constituted of 18 chapters, each entailing multiple
verses or texts.

In the
Bhagavad Gita, the goal of life is to free the mind from selfish
desire and to focus on the glory of Krishna, by dedicating one's
actions to the divine. The Yoga way is to
engage oneself in a higher form of activity through meditation,
action, devotion and knowledge (see Dangers
of Yoga).

The primary purpose of the
Bhagavad-Gita purportedly to illuminate for all of humanity the
realization of the true nature of divinity; for the highest spiritual
conception and the greatest material perfection is to attain love of
God.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna
is recorded to have said:

"Those
who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith
actually worship only Me, O son of Kuntī, but they do so
in a wrong way. I am the only enjoyer and master of all
sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not recognize My true
transcendental nature fall down. hose who worship the demigods
will take birth among the demigods; those who worship the ancestors
go to the ancestors; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take
birth among such beings; and those who worship Me will live with
Me. If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower,
fruit or water, I will accept it. Whatever you do, whatever you eat,
whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform
— do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me. In
this way you will be freed from bondage to work and its auspicious
and inauspicious results. With your mind fixed on Me in this
principle of renunciation, you will be liberated and come to Me.
I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone.I am equal to
all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a
friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him." (Bhagavad
Gita 9:23-29)

If Krishna (who is
supposed to be the incarnation of one of the supreme gods in
Hinduism) is equal to all, as he claims, why then worship him? I
would not want to worship someone as God unless I knew that he was
superior to me, i.e., that he was my creator, the author of my life, the
God of the universe and me, and the supreme good for everything,
including me, which all other good flows from.

The
equality found in the Bhagavad Gita probably stems from the
Hinduistic belief that all men can attain to godhood, or that all men
can become God. Hindus believe that, when a person dies, his spirit
is given another earthly body, that of an animal, a person of another
caste (social level), or a god, depending
on how he lived his current life. This cycle of death and rebirth
continues on and on until one is finally released. Hinduism explains
that the soul reincarnates until
all karmas are resolved and "God
Realization" is attained. All souls according to them, without
exception, will attain this highest spiritual summit, though it may
take many lives until finally reaching the pinnacle of consciousness
where man and God are forever one.

The
Hinduistic view of God is ultimately an impersonal, eternal force,
essence, or power of existence, having none of the attributes or
characteristics of persons (such as knowing, thinking, loving, etc.).
This force, called Brahman, is present
everywhere in everything in nature, especially in all living things:
every plant, every animal, and especially every man. The attributes
of personality are believed to exist only in physical, material
beings. But God, in pure form, is impersonal and has no personal
characteristics. This impersonal essence, pervading all things, is
also found within us. So, the "spirit" within us is Divine.
It is part of God. The real inner you is "God". Your inner
essence is the essence of Deity. The Bhagavad-Gita says our eternal
souls are "part and parcels of God." "The soul is a
small God" (Bhagavad Gita, Back - inside front cover and page
6).

Because Brahma is
everything, Hinduism asserts that everyone and everything is divine.
This view is called "pantheism," the belief that everything
is God and that reality consists only of the universe and nature.
Because everything is God, many Hindu philosophies makes no
distinction between man and God. This desire of becoming god is what
the devil's influence brings to the heart of those who refuse to obey
God. The claim that man are evolving into gods—or are already
gods—is merely the devil's age-old lie found way back in
Genesis 3:4,5: "You will not surely die… you shall be
like Gods…" And this most definitely is the path
mysticism takes a person down. Mysticism brings worship with
"spirit", but it is a counterfeit spirit because it is not
derived from the truth or directed at the One and only God! Instead,
it is directed at self and self-enlightenment and the so called
attainment of "Godhood". It is little more than
self-worship disguised as a high level of spirituality.

Satan has always wanted to
be worshiped as God. Look at his arrogant words in Isaiah. 14:13: "I
will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly [wanting all to worship
him], on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain." This sounds
like 2 Thessalonians 2:4 which says, "He opposes and exalts
himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, and even
sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God."
And as Revelation 13:4 says, "Men worshiped the dragon [who is
Satan—see Rev. 12:9]…"

Isaiah 14:14 continues
recording Satan's words: "I will ascend above the tops of the
clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." The devil has
always wanted to be like God and to be worshiped in place of God. He
even tried to tempt Jesus by showing "Him all the kingdoms of
the world and their splendor. 'All this I will give you,' he said,
'if you will bow down and worship me'" (Matthew 4:8,9). Jesus
replies in Matthew 4:10: "Get away, Satan! It is written: 'The
Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve'"
(referencing Deuteronomy 10:20).

Jesus constantly warns
people not to be deceived (Luke 21:8). In Luke 11:35 He says, "See
to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness." Indeed,
"the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone
to devour" (1 Peter 5:8), but he (the devil) "masquerades
as an angel of light" (2 Cor. 11:14), thereby deceiving his
victims until it is too late. The Bhagavad Gita indeed "masquerades
as an angel of light" to those who view it as inspired, but it's
a deception of the devil as with all other false religions. The next
couple of quotes and facts about the Bhagavad Gita and Hinduism will
make this even more clear. Krishna, the supreme god of the Hindus
says:

"Even
if one commits the most abominable action, if he is engaged in
devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he
is properly situated in his determination. He quickly becomes
righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kuntī,
declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes."
(Bhagavad Gita 9:30-31)

Krishna says in the
Bhagavad Gita that even if one commits the most abominable action,
like pedophilia, so long as one is "devoted" to him, one
is a saint and will never perish! But is this truly so?
Definitely not! The above quote is a good example of the devil's
deception in the Bhagavad Gita. The devil loves to imprint a false
hope or security in sinful people and to make them feel "comfortable"
in their sin. Such evil messages will not encourage people to stop
sinning, because so long as they are "devoted" to Krishna,
they are "good" and "saintly" and "saved"
anyway. The kind of devotion that Krishna is advocating is nothing but
the "appearance" of devotion that is completely devoid of
all virtue and goodwill. A person who commits abominable actions
cannot truly be devoted to the One and true God or be saintly, as
long as he continues in heresy or abominable actions. Only when a
person embrace the true Faith and cease with committing mortal sin,
along with having a will never again to commit a mortal sin, can he
be considered as being devote. However, it doesn't mean that because
a person stays away from sin, that he is automatically devoted or
that he will be saved. Many people, for example, are devoid of devotion
even though they outwardly appear to be devote or good. Any person can
practice prayers or good works, especially if one has made it a part
of ones daily life. Devotion is found first and foremost in the good
life, intent, will, mind and heart of man, and not in an outward (and
many times habitual) appearance.

The
Bhagavad Gita theology of being saintly and being assured of never
perishing even though one commits the most abominable actions –
just because one is devoted externally to Krishna – much
resembles the protestant heresy of Saved
by Faith Alone and Once
Saved Always Saved (or Eternal
Security). In fact, they are so similar that there is no doubt
that they come from the same source: the devil. These doctrines
contradict both the natural law and reason which says that every man
shall be rewarded or punished for his deeds. It also contradicts,
word for word, the teaching of James 2 in scripture, which teach that
faith without works is dead, and that man is not saved by faith or
devotion alone. A person who believes in faith alone or eternal
security or that one is saintly even though one commits abominable
actions, is a heretic, because he rejects a truth he knows to be true
from the natural law, that God is a rewarder and a punisher of our
actions, and that faith alone or external practices does not justify
a man only, but our deeds and intentions also.

Galatians
5:19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are
fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, Idolatry, witchcrafts,
enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions,
sects, Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of
the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who
do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of
God."

The message of
Bhagavad-Gita is inherently satanic. To begin with the simplest of
criticism, in chapter 9: verse 32 of Gita, Krishna says that even
women, vaisyas [merchants], sudras [low-level workers], or any people
of sinful birth go to the supreme abode, if they take his shelter. In
verse 9:33, he says then what to say about righteous brahmanas,
devotees, and saintly kings! This means that women – alongside
vaisyas, sudras, and people of sinful birth – are considered to
be of lower birth/type than righteous brahmanas, devotes, and saintly
kings, and that Krishna does not consider women to be in the category
of "righteous brahmanas". So women are either unrighteous
brahmanas or not brahmanas at all.

Here are two translations
of Bhagavad Gita, chapter 9: verse 32-33:

"O
son of Pṛthā, those who take shelter in Me, though they
be of lower birth — women, vaiśyas [merchants] and
śūdras [workers] — can attain the supreme
destination. How much more this is so of the righteous brāhmaṇas,
the devotees and the saintly kings. Therefore, having come to this
temporary, miserable world, engage in loving service unto Me."
(Bhagavad Gita, chapter 9: verse 32-33)

"O
Arjuna, even those who may be born from the wombs of degraded
women, merchants and menials; if they take full shelter of Me,
they also reach the supreme goal. What then again of devotees,
virtues brāhmaṇas and saintly kings; having achieved this
transient world full of misery, engage in devotional service unto
Me." (Bhagavad Gita, chapter 9: verse 32-32)

The following is a classic
Hindu commentary on the above passage:

Kesava
Kasmiri's Commentary (on Bhagavad Gita 9:32-33): "It has been
established that bhakti or loving devotion to Lord Krishna
exclusively purifies a devotee of the blemish of heinous and
abominable practices due to unrighteous character and habits and that
bhakti alone is capable of leading such a one directly to the
supreme destination of the spiritual worlds and into Supreme Lords
eternal association. Now Lord Krishna enumerates on this supreme
destination even being accessible to those who are unworthy due to
circumstances of birth. This includes those of vile birth
such as untouchables, mleechas or meateaters, those
born illegitimately, those without education, vaisyas
or the mercantile class which is situated below women and above
sudras which is the menial class. All these lack
the qualification for Vedic knowledge and thus destitute of righteous
conduct are only eligible to exist on the lowest path of
existence; but if they somehow or other receive the mercy of
a devotee of Lord Krishna. By this mercy taking sole refuge in the
Supreme Lord then they also will verily reach the Supreme destination
as well.

"After
having explained the position of the lowly and unfortuante Lord
Krishna follows the line of thought of how much more assured is the
supreme destination attainable by the higher members of society
like the Brahmins and Vaisnavas who are noble and righteous. If those
of low birth and demerits can attain the supreme destination then how
much more can those of high birth and much merit including the
royal sages who are the best of the ksatriyas or warrior class
as well as the seekers of truth. This goes without question."

Remember, Krishna
considers people as "saintly", even if they commit the most
abominable action, so long as they are engaged in devotional service
to him. This logically means that a pious woman is lower and more
vile than a wicked king.

However, contrary to
Hinduistic teaching, God does not consider anyone as vile, low or
sinful because of his birth, because God looks into the heart of man
and not on outward appearances or births. In Christianity, only those
are vile, low and sinful that actually commits sins, whether in deed
or thought, and who does not repent and turn away from their sin.

Galatians
5:19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are
fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, Idolatry, witchcrafts,
enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions,
sects, Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of
the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who
do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of
God."

Luke
17:3-4 "Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against
thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. And if
he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be
converted unto thee, saying, I repent; forgive him."

Proverbs
28:13 "He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he
that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy."

God in His foreknowledge
knew how sinful and rotten most of mankind would be, but He looked
beyond our unworthiness and saw our need for redemption. Jesus Christ
died, was buried and rose again from the grave to TAKE AWAY our sins
through baptism. Jesus did this by the shedding of His own physical
blood. 1st Peter 1:18,19, "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not
redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold... But with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without
spot." Christ died for all men, because God loves His children.

John
3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life."

Romans
5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

The
Bhagavad Gita's teaching on lower birth/type stems from the Hinduistic
belief in reincarnation and the
cast system. The caste system in India is directly related to their
religious beliefs. Hinduism teaches that anyone born into a lower
caste is being punished for the sins committed in his past life. If
such a person is calmly resigned to his fate and lives rightly, he
will be elevated in caste in his next life. This
premise tends to make the members of the lower castes and the
untouchables submissive to the terrible economic and social
conditions under which they live.

The castes became
hereditary which meant that all sons are necessarily members of the
same caste as their fathers and that he has to follow his father's
occupation. The 25,000 modern castes even include a caste of thieves!
If someone is expelled from his caste or has no caste by birth, he is
known as an Untouchable or Dalit, a pariah, and such a person is in a
hopeless and pitiable condition. There are currently more than
250,000,000 untouchables or Dalits worldwide with around 180,000,000
million of them living in India alone. Surely, only the devil could
have come up with something this evil.

While the discrimination
based on caste system (not the caste system itself) has been
abolished under the Indian constitution since 1950, discrimination
and prejudice against Dalits in South Asia still occur. According to
a UN report, approximately 110,000 cases of violent acts committed
against Dalits were reported in 2005. The report claimed 6.7 cases of
violent acts per 10000 Dalit people. For context, the UN reported
between 40 and 55 cases of violent acts per 10000 people in developed
countries in 2005; and the total number of cases pending in various
courts of India, on Dalit related and non-Dalit related matters were
31.28 million as of 2010.

Lastly, the Bhagavad Gita
is full of contradictions and absurdities, Krishna being a sinner,
and yet claiming to be holy and divine, and all that. And some of the
verses are conspicuously false and stupid – e.g. Bhagavad Gita
3:14, which states that rains are produced because yajna (a ritual of
sacrifice, worship, prayer, praise; offering, oblation etc.) is
performed.

Contrary to Krishna who
sinned, Jesus Christ was sinless! He was the perfect sin offering,
for the sins of all humanity, because he was without the spot and
blemish of original sin and personal sin. Although he was God
manifested in flesh, he was also fully man. So, what does this mean
for you? Jesus is the ultimate reality! Jesus was the perfect
sacrifice for our sins. God offers all of us forgiveness and
salvation through baptism if we will simply receive His gift to us
(John 1:12), believing Jesus to be the Savior who laid down His life
for us – His friends. If you place your trust in Jesus as your
only Savior and die in state of grace (free from mortal sin), you
will have absolute assurance of eternal bliss in Heaven. God will
forgive your sins, cleanse your soul, renew your spirit, give you
abundant life in this world, and eternal bliss in the next world. How
can we reject such a precious gift? How can we turn our backs on God
who loved us enough to sacrifice Himself for us?

If you are unsure about
what you believe, we invite you to say the following prayer to God;
"God, help me to know what is true. Help me to discern what is
error. Help me to know what is the correct path to salvation."
God will always honor such a prayer.

If you
want to receive the faith and Jesus as your Savior, simply speak to
God, verbally or silently, receive baptism
(how
to convert to the true Biblical Faith), obey His
Church and His
Law, and tell Him that you want to receive the free gift of
salvation through Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. If you want a prayer to
say, here is an example: "God, thank you for loving me. Thank
you for sacrificing yourself for me. Thank you for providing for my
forgiveness and salvation. I want to accept the gift of salvation
through Jesus. I want to receive Jesus as my Savior. Amen!"

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